Mini Show Art Call 2025

On March 29, 2025, the Zootown Arts Community Center (ZACC) will host its 13th Annual Mini Show Art Auction, showcased at ZEST—a one-night festival supporting Missoula's non-profit arts community center. This unforgettable event will feature live music, art installations, dancing, great food and the final bidding for Mini Show artworks, including select works auctioned live!

If your work is chosen by the jury, it will be exhibited at the ZACC throughout March 2025, with a public opening on First Friday, March 7. Collectors may view and bid on artwork online, whether or not they attend ZEST in person. 

With your help, we aim to make this year’s MINI SHOW the most extraordinary yet! Proceeds from this event fuel the ZACC’s mission: supporting community performances in the Show Room, art and music education programs, as well as scholarships and artist residencies. Additionally, funds will help bring ZACC Tracks, a new initiative providing FREE afterschool art and music programs, to neighboring rural and Indigenous communities.

Important Dates & Deadlines

• Monday, February 10 | Last day to submit art 

                *Early submissions are appreciated, and high-quality digital images are required (jpg or png).

• Tuesday, February 18 | Acceptance notifications emailed.
• February 18-24 | Deliver art to the ZACC.
  Artwork must be framed and ready to hang. Please indicate if your 3D work needs a pedestal or shelf.
• First Friday, March 7, 5-8 PM | Mini Show Opening Reception at the ZACC, silent auction opens. 
• Saturday, March 29 | Mini Show Art Auction concludes at ZEST: A Festival to Benefit the ZACC
• Submission Requirements:
  Artists are invited to submit MINI artworks: MAX size is 12 x 12" (including the frame) for two-dimensional work or 12 x 12 x 12" for 3D works.  Artists may submit up to three works for consideration by the jury. Any medium is welcome.  No triptychs or diptychs, unless they are framed as one piece or otherwise physically connected.  
  
  Artists may choose to give a 50%, 75%, or 100% donation of the final sale prices. Bidding will start at half the declared value. (Consider what your works have recently sold for and don't be shy about pricing your work!) Consider this article for guidelines on pricing and if you have questions, please feel free to reach out! MINI-MUM declared value is $100. Only artworks selected by the jury will be part of the exhibit; no substitutions.
  
  Artist Benefits
  Inclusion in the 13th Annual Mini Show Art Auction at the ZACC. We recognize the success of this event is highly dependent on the generosity of the talented artists in our communities. (Artists donating 100% of the final sale price will receive extra-special benefits at ZEST - watch for full details in your acceptance letter!)
• To all participating artists, thank you for being an essential part of the Zootown Arts Community Center!  Entering your artwork in the Mini Show Art Auction helps fuel community art and music programs for artists of all ages and abilities, and helps sustain Missoula's only non-profit arts community center: the ZACC!  
• Questions? Please email Executive Director Sarah Justice at sarah@zootownarts.org